Heaven and Hell (Harley) n. 121

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121. When, however, the Lord appears in heaven, which often happens, He does not appear encompassed with a Sun, but in Angelic form, yet distinguished from angels by the Divine shining from His face. For He is not there in person since the Lord in person is always encompassed with the Sun, but He is present by view. For it is a common occurrence in heaven for persons to appear to be present in a place where the view is fixed or terminated, even when the place is very far from where they really are. This presence is called the presence of internal sight, which will be treated of in what follows. I have also seen the Lord on high, outside the Sun in an angelic form a little below the Sun, also near by in a similar form with shining face, also once in the midst of angels as a flame-like brightness.


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